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Moral Panic - Coggle Diagram
Moral Panic
5 Stages
3) Public concern aroused by news media
4) New laws and policies
2) News media and community members depict the threat in simplistic, symbolic terms
5) Moral panic + actions of those in power lead to social change in the community
1) Something or someone is perceived as a threat
Perpetrated by
The media
Breaking the news
Reporting continuously
Politicians
Respond to the threat
Fan the flames
The public
Develops a focused concern
Asks for action
The enforcers of rules or laws
Widespread (irrational fear) that
Something is a threat to a community or society
Someone is a threat to a community or society
Suffered by
"Folk Devils"
People marginalised in society
Race or ethnicity
Class
Sexuality
Nationality
Religion
Beneficiaries
Those in power
More control of the population
Reinforcement of the authority of those in charge
Allow for the enactment of laws which would otherwise seem illegitimate
News Media
Increases viewership
Makes money for new organisations